LINKS
The following websites contain additional information about gun violence prevention research, statistics and policy:
Maryland Links
| Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms & Explosives, Baltimore | |
| The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) is a principal law enforcement agency within the United States Department of Justice dedicated to preventing terrorism, reducing violent crime, and protecting our Nation. The men and women of ATF perform the dual responsibilities of enforcing Federal criminal laws and regulating the firearms and explosives industries. We are committed to working directly, and through partnerships, to investigate and reduce crime involving firearms and explosives, acts of arson, and illegal trafficking of alcohol and tobacco products. | |
| Maryland Attorney General | |
| Welcome. This site is designed to provide you with information about the functions of the Office of the Attorney General and some of the many issues we handle on behalf of the citizens of Maryland. | |
| Maryland General Assembly | www.mlis.state.md.us |
| The Maryland General Assembly is in session for 90 days from January to March every year. The homepage has links to the House of Delegates and the State Senate as well as to the relevant bills and committees. | |
| Maryland Firearms Safety Training | |
| Firearms safety training requirements of The Responsible Gun Safety Act took effect on January 1, 2002. Maryland residents must now complete a firearms safety training course prior to obtaining a new handgun or other regulated firearm. | |
| Maryland Firearms State Law Summary | |
| The Maryland Constitution contains no explicit provision conferring a "right to bear arms." Article 28 of the Maryland Declaration of Rights does provide "[t]hat a well regulated Militia is the proper and natural defence of a free Government." | |
| Maryland Network Againt Domestic Violence | |
| Promoting Consistent Community Responses to Domestic Violence | |
National Organization Links
| Brady Campaign united with the Million Mom March | |
| The Brady Campaign is a non-partisan, not-for-profit organization that lobbies in favor of reasonable gun regulations at local, state and national levels.The Center to Prevent Handgun Violence is the legal action, research and education affiliate of The Brady Campaign. | |
| Coalition to Stop Gun Violence | |
| The Coalition to Stop Gun Violence is composed of 44 civic, professional and religious organizations and 100,00 individual members that advocate for a ban on the sale and possession of handguns and assault weapons. | |
| Legal Community Against Violence | www.lcav.org |
| Legal Community Against Violence is a public interest law center dedicated to preventing gun violence. Founded by lawyers, LCAV is the country's only organization devoted exclusively to providing legal assistance in support of gun violence prevention. | |
| States United to Prevent Gun Violence | |
| States United to Prevent Gun Violence Research and Education Fund is an independent association of state-wide, single issue, multi-project gun violence prevention organizations. The purpose of States United is to support, enhance and maximize the ability of our member organizations to work effectively with each other and the citizens of their states to prevent gun deaths and injuries. | |
| Violence Policy Center | |
| The Violence Policy Center is a national non-profit organization working to fight firearms violence through research, education, and advocacy. As a gun control "think tank," the VPC analyzes a wide range of current firearm issues and provides information to policymakers, journalists, public health professionals, grassroots activists, and members of the general public. | |
Federal Government Resource Links
| Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms & Explosives | |
| The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) is a principal law enforcement agency within the United States Department of Justice dedicated to preventing terrorism, reducing violent crime, and protecting our Nation. The men and women of ATF perform the dual responsibilities of enforcing Federal criminal laws and regulating the firearms and explosives industries. We are committed to working directly, and through partnerships, to investigate and reduce crime involving firearms and explosives, acts of arson, and illegal trafficking of alcohol and tobacco products. | |
| FBI Uniform Crime Reports | |
| Crime in the United States (CIUS) is an annual publication in which the FBI compiles volume and rate of crime offenses for the nation, the states, and individual agencies. This report also includes arrest, clearance, and law enforcement employee data. | |
| National Center for Injury Prevention & Control / WISQARS | |
| WISQARSTM (Web-based Injury Statistics Query and Reporting System) is an interactive database system that provides customized reports of injury-related data. | |
Research Links
| Harvard Injury Control Research Center | www.hsph.harvard.edu/hicrc |
| The primary focus of the Harvard Injury Control Research Center is on the interdisciplinary study of the causes and etiology of injury and its application for the development and evaluation of prevention and intervention strategies and policy. | |
| Johns Hopkins Center for Gun Policy and Research | |
| The Johns Hopkins Center for Gun Policy and Research is dedicated to reducing gun-related injuries and deaths through the application of a public health perspective and sound research to the issue of gun violence prevention. Its faculty and affiliated experts have pioneered innovative strategies for reducing gun violence, and achieved a national reputation for high-quality, policy-relevant research. | |
| Medical College of Wisconsin, Firearm Injury Center | www.mcw.edu/display/ router.asp?DocID=186 |
| The mission of the Firearm Injury Center is to reduce firearm and violence-related injuries and deaths. | |
| University of Pennsylvania, Firearm Injury Control at Penn (FICAP) | www.uphs.upenn.edu/ficap |
| The mission of FICAP is to create safer communities through the systematic reduction of injury and its repercussions to the individual, family, and society. FICAP seeks to achieve its mission by stimulating firearm and injury research, supporting efforts to translate research findings into practice, and broadly disseminating information to policymakers. | |